# 2022 Colorado Rapids season

The 2022 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twenty-seventh season of existence and their twenty-seventh consecutive season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer.

## Background

Colorado finished the 2021 season 1st in the Western Conference table, and 2nd overall in MLS. They reached the semifinals of the MLS Cup Playoffs, losing to the Portland Timbers 1–0.

## Roster

    As of July 21, 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Clint Irwin |
| 2 | DF | USA | Keegan Rosenberry |
| 3 | DF | USA | Drew Moor |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Danny Wilson |
| 6 | DF | GHA | Lalas Abubakar |
| 7 | FW | USA | Jonathan Lewis |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Max Alves |
| 11 | FW | CHI | Diego Rubio |
| 12 | FW | COL | Michael Barrios |
| 13 | MF | CHI | Felipe Gutiérrez (on loan from Universidad Católica) |
| 15 | FW | SCO | Sam Nicholson |
| 16 | MF | KEN | Philip Mayaka (GA) |
| 18 | FW | USA | Oliver Larraz (HGP) |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Jack Price (captain) |
| 21 | MF | HON | Bryan Acosta |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | GK | USA | William Yarbrough |
| 24 | DF | ECU | Gustavo Vallecilla |
| 27 | DF | USA | Sebastian Anderson (HGP) |
| 28 | GK | USA | Abraham Rodriguez (HGP) |
| 29 | FW | USA | Gyasi Zardes (DP) |
| 30 | DF | USA | Aboubacar Keita |
| 31 | DF | USA | Anthony Markanich |
| 32 | MF | USA | Collen Warner |
| 33 | DF | IRN | Steven Beitashour |
| 37 | FW | USA | Dantouma Toure |
| 52 | MF | ARG | Braian Galván |
| 66 | DF | BRA | Lucas Esteves (on loan from Palmeiras) |
| 77 | FW | USA | Darren Yapi (HGP) |
| 97 | MF | CAN | Ralph Priso-Mbongue |

### Out on loan

    As of March 5, 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | MF | USA | Cole Bassett (HGP) |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

### Major League Soccer
#### Standings
##### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 46 | |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 43 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 43 | |
| 11 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 41 | |
| 12 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 40 | |
* ↑ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
* ↑ as 2022 Canadian Championship winners.

##### Overall table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 16 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 46 | |
| 17 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V) | 34 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 43 | Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 18 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 43 | |
| 19 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 42 | |
| 20 | New England Revolution | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 42 | |
* ↑ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
* ↑ As 2022 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 43 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 42 | −25 |
Source: MLS standings Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

#### Match results
### U.S. Open Cup

Due to their entry in the CONCACAF Champions League, the Rapids entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32. The draw for the Round of 32 took place on April 21, and the Rapids drew Minnesota United FC.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | USOC | USOC | CCL | CCL |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Clint Irwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Keegan Rosenberry | 37 | 2 | 33+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Drew Moor | 9 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Danny Wilson | 29 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Auston Trusty | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | GHA | Lalas Abubakar | 33 | 4 | 28+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | USA | Jonathan Lewis | 36 | 5 | 25+8 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Max Alves | 31 | 1 | 9+19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Andre Shinyashiki | 9 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | CHI | Diego Rubio | 33 | 16 | 28+2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | COL | Michael Barrios | 37 | 2 | 19+15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | CHI | Felipe Gutiérrez | 12 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CAN | Mark-Anthony Kaye | 20 | 3 | 15+2 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | SCO | Sam Nicholson | 15 | 1 | 10+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Jack Price | 19 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | URU | Nicolás Mezquida | 11 | 1 | 0+9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | HON | Bryan Acosta | 29 | 0 | 22+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | USA | William Yarbrough | 36 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ECU | Gustavo Vallecilla | 13 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | USA | Sebastian Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | USA | Abraham Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | USA | Gyasi Zardes | 26 | 9 | 24+2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | USA | Anthony Markanich | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | USA | Collen Warner | 20 | 1 | 6+12 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | IRN | Steven Beitashour | 20 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | USA | Dantouma Toure | 5 | 1 | 0+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | BRA | Lucas Esteves | 32 | 1 | 24+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | USA | Darren Yapi | 11 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | MF | CAN | Ralph Priso-Mbongue | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: October 9, 2022
* Source: Colorado stats

### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | US Open Cup | CONCACAF Champion's League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 11 | Diego Rubio | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2 | FW | 29 | Gyasi Zardes | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | Jonathan Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | 6 | Lalas Abubakar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 2 | Keegan Rosenberry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 12 | Michael Barrios | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 8 | Max | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | 9 | Andre Shinyashiki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | 15 | Sam Nicholson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 20 | Nicolás Mezquida | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 32 | Collen Warner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | 37 | Dantouma Toure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 66 | Lucas Esteves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 46 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
* Last updated: October 9, 2022
* Source: Team Goals

### Top assists

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | US Open Cup | CONCACAF Champion's League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 12 | Michael Barrios | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | 11 | Diego Rubio | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | DF | 2 | Keegan Rosenberry | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 19 | Jack Price | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 21 | Bryan Acosta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | 66 | Lucas Esteves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | 4 | Danny Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 7 | Jonathan Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 13 | Felipe Gutiérrez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 29 | Gyasi Zardes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 33 | Steven Beitashour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | 6 | Lalas Abubakar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 8 | Max | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 37 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
* Last updated: October 9, 2022
* Source: Team Assists

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | US Open Cup | CONCACAF Champion's League | Total |
| 1 | GK | 22 | William Yarbrough | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
* Last updated: October 9, 2021
* Source: Clean Sheets

### Disciplinary record

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | MLS | MLS | MLS | US Open Cup | US Open Cup | US Open Cup | CONCACAF Champion's League | CONCACAF Champion's League | CONCACAF Champion's League | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 21 | MF | Bryan Acosta | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | Diego Rubio | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | DF | Lalas Abubakar | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | DF | Danny Wilson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 66 | DF | Lucas Esteves | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 8 | MF | Max | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 24 | DF | Gustavo Vallecilla | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | DF | Auston Trusty | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | FW | Michael Barrios | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | DF | Keegan Rosenberry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | MF | Jonathan Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | GK | William Yarbrough | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | MF | Felipe Gutiérrez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | MF | Mark-Anthony Kaye | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | MF | Jack Price | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 32 | MF | Collen Warner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 33 | DF | Steven Beitashour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 77 | FW | Darren Yapi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 97 | MF | Ralph Priso-Mbongue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 9 | FW | Andre Shinyashiki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 29 | FW | Gyasi Zardes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 37 | FW | Dantouma Toure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 90 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 4 | 2 |
* Last updated: October 9, 2021
* Source: Team Discipline

## Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when the Rapids officially signed the players to the roster. For transfers out, dates are listed when the Rapids officially removed the players from the roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with a different club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed remains when he was officially removed from the roster.

### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| DF | Aboubacar Keita | Columbus Crew | Columbus receives $300,000 in GAM. | January 4, 2022 |
| MF | Max Alves | Flamengo | Transfer fee not disclosed | January 5, 2022 |
| MF | Bryan Acosta | FC Dallas | Rights acquired in stage two of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft | January 19, 2022 |
| DF | Jackson Travis | Rapids Academy | Homegrown contract | March 4, 2022 |
| DF | Gustavo Vallecilla | FC Cincinnati | FC Cincinnati receives $400,000 in 2022 GAM, and $400,000 in 2023 GAM | March 28, 2022 |
| FW | Gyasi Zardes | Columbus Crew | Columbus Crew receives $300,000 in GAM. Deal could escalate up to $1.4 million GAM. | April 22, 2022 |
| FW | Sam Nicholson | Bristol Rovers F.C. | Free transfer. | June 17, 2022 |
| MF | Ralph Priso | Toronto FC | Toronto receives Mark-Anthony Kaye, Colorado receives Priso, $775,000 in GAM, and a 2023 SuperDraft pick. Deal could escalate up to $1.05 million GAM. | July 8, 2022 |

#### Loans in

| Pos. | Player | Parent club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End |
| DF | Auston Trusty | Arsenal FC | 6–month loan | January 31, 2022 | July 5, 2022 |
| DF | Lucas Esteves | Palmeiras | Loan extended through the end of the 2022 MLS season | July 1, 2022 | TBD |
| MF | Felipe Gutiérrez | Universidad Católica | Loan through the end of the 2022 MLS season | August 3, 2022 | TBD |

#### SuperDraft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Notes |
| January 11, 2022 | Mohamed Omar | MF | Notre Dame | Round 1, Pick 23 |
| January 11, 2022 | Anthony Markanich | DF | Northern Illinois | Round 1, Pick 26 |
| January 11, 2022 | Roberto Molina | MF | UC Irvine | Round 2, Pick 45 |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| DF | Kortne Ford | Sporting Kansas City | Option Declined | December 3, 2021 |
| DF | Jeremy Kelly | Memphis 901 FC | Option Declined | December 3, 2021 |
| MF | Younes Namli | Sparta Rotterdam | Option Declined | December 3, 2021 |
| GK | Andre Rawls | TBD | Option Declined | December 3, 2021 |
| MF | Will Vint | Charlotte Independence | Option Declined | December 3, 2021 |
| FW | Dominique Badji | FC Cincinnati | Free Transfer | January 4, 2022 |
| MF | Kellyn Acosta | Los Angeles FC | Colorado receives $1.1 million (with the potential for $400,000 more in incentives) in GAM. | January 14, 2022 |
| DF | Auston Trusty | Arsenal FC | Transfer fee not disclosed. Trusty loaned back to Rapids for 6 months. | January 31, 2022 |
| FW | Andre Shinyashiki | Charlotte FC | Colorado receives $225,000 (with the potential for $175,000 more in incentives) in GAM. | May 3, 2022 |
| MF | Nicolás Mezquida | Volos F.C. | Transfer fee not disclosed. | June 28, 2022 |
| MF | Mark-Anthony Kaye | Toronto FC | Toronto receives Kaye, Colorado receives Ralph Priso, $775,000 in GAM, and a 2023 SuperDraft pick. Deal could escalate up to $1.05 million GAM. | July 8, 2022 |

#### Loans out

| Pos. | Player | Loanee club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
| MF | Cole Bassett | Feyenoord | 18–month loan with an option to buy Recalled on August 13 | January 20, 2022 | August 13, 2022 | |
| MF | Cole Bassett | Fortuna Sittard | Loan through the end of the Eredivisie season | August 13, 2022 | June 1, 2023 | |